Gen Z's BeReal obsession explained

Thinking Is Cool

May 18, 2022•29 min

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Episode description

How, exactly, is a social media platform designed to only be used twice per day planning to scale? With the backing of an army of ferocious Gen Z users, it seems.

This is BeReal. And it might just be the future of the social web.

00:00 get ready for a killer interview with Casey Lewis of After School

01:07 meet Casey

03:03 what is BeReal and why do the youths love it?

05:47 Gen Z's relationship with social media

10:03 how will BeReal avoid becoming the next HQ Trivia?

17:21 the great copycats of Silicon Valley

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